สมมติ
sŏm-mútMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] suppose; assume; imagine; posit
to take [sth] as true for the sake of argument or to imagine a situation; to posit a case
Examples
สมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaสมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâasuppose that; assuming thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีงบmii-ngópมีงบmii-ngóp[to] have a budget; have funds allocatedหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn1ten thousand (10,000)2Muen (historical title)บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)จัดงานjàt-ngaanจัดงานjàt-ngaan[to] organize/host an eventยังไงyang-ngaiยังไงyang-ngai1how?; in what way?2how so?; what do you mean?ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
Suppose we have a budget of ten thousand baht; how should we organize the event?
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สมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเราraoควรkuuanย้ายyáaiงานngaanไปbpaiในอาคารnai-aa-kaanไหมmǎi
Suppose it rains tomorrow, should we move the event indoors?
สมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaเขาkǎoไม่mâiตอบอีเมลdtɔ̀ɔp-ii-meenเราraoควรkuuanโทรหาtoo-hǎaหรือrʉ̌ʉรอrɔɔอีกìikหนึ่งnʉ̀ngวันwan
Assuming he doesn't reply to the email, should we call or wait one more day?
ลองlongสมมติsŏm-mútกรณีgà-rá-neeเลวร้ายlaeo ráaiที่สุดtêe sùtแล้วláeoวางแผนwaang păenสำรองไว้săm-rong wáiจะได้jà dâaiไม่mâiเสียงานsĭia ngaan
Let's posit the worst-case scenario and prepare a backup plan so the work won't be disrupted.
2VerbB1
[to] pretend (act as if)
to act as if something were true or real when it is not, e.g., in role-play or examples
Examples
สมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaสมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâasuppose that; assuming thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateคำถามkam-tǎamคำถามkam-tǎamquestionกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune
Let’s pretend we are customers and try asking the staff questions.
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ในnaiห้องเรียนhông riianเราraoสมมติsŏm-mútเป็นbpenแพทย์pâetกับgàpคนไข้kon kâiเพื่อpêuuaฝึกfèukการสื่อสารgaan sèu săan
In class, we pretend to be a doctor and a patient to practice communication.
ครูkruuให้เราhâi-raoสมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaเกิดgə̀ətเหตุฉุกเฉินhèet-chùk-chə̌ənแล้วlɛ́ɛoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉร่วมกันrûuam-gan
The teacher had us pretend that an emergency occurred and plan how to respond together.
ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiแกล้งทำเป็นglɛ̂ɛng-tam-bpenว่าwâaโครงการkroong-gaanล่าช้าlâa-cháaไปbpaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเดือนdʉʉanแล้วlɛ́ɛoวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉร่วมกันrûuam-gan
Please pretend the project is delayed by one month and plan together how to respond.
3AdjectiveB2
hypothetical; assumed; fictitious
treated as true or used as an example for discussion, not necessarily real
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทเรียนbòt-riianบทเรียนbòt-riian1lesson (curriculum unit)2lesson (what one learns)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaสมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâasuppose that; assuming thatราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa-nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa-nám-manoil price; fuel priceคงที่kong-tîiคงที่kong-tîiconstant; unchangingเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipcost of living
In this lesson, we assume the oil price is constant to explain the effect on the cost of living.
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ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiสมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaตลาดdtà-làatไม่มีmâi-miiภาษีpaa-sǐiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเราraoคำนวณkam-nuuanตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangได้dâaiง่ายขึ้นngâai-kʉ̂n
The teacher told us to suppose there are no taxes in the market so we can calculate the example more easily.
งานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiนี้níiสมมติว่าsǒm-mót-wâaผู้ตอบpûu-dtɔ̀ɔpแบบสอบถามbɛ̀ɛp-sɔ̀ɔp-tǎamพูดpûutความจริงkwaam-jingทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiวิเคราะห์แนวโน้มwí-krɔ́-nɛɛo-nóomได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
This study assumes that all respondents tell the truth in order to analyze trends clearly.
เพื่อpêuuaถกเถียงtòk tĭiangอย่างเป็นระบบyàang bpen rá-bòpเราraoสมมติsŏm-mútความต้องการkwaam dtông gaanคงที่kong têeและláeเปลี่ยนbplìianเฉพาะchà-pórปัจจัยbpàt-jaiด้านdâanอุปทานùp-bpà-taan
To argue systematically, we assume demand is constant and change only the supply factors.
4NounC1
convention; agreed designation (Buddhism)
A shared agreement about what to call or how to understand something. In Buddhist thought, this is accepted in everyday life rather than being an ultimate truth.
Examples
ชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแต่ละdtàe láแต่ละdtàe láeach (item considered separately)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สมมติsŏm-mútสมมติsŏm-mút1[to] suppose; assume; imagine; posit2[to] pretend (act as if)3hypothetical; assumed; fictitious4convention; agreed designation (Buddhism)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesพูดถึงpôot tĕungพูดถึงpôot tĕung1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
People's names are conventions we use to identify whom we are talking about.
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มูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaของkŏngเงินngernอาศัยaa-săiสมมติsŏm-mútที่têeคนในkon naiสังคมsăng-komยอมรับyom rápร่วมกันrûuam ganไม่ได้mâi dâaiเกิดจากgèrt jàakตัวdtuuaกระดาษgrà-dàatเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang yàang diiao
The value of money depends on a convention collectively accepted by society, not merely on the paper itself.
แม้máeชื่อchêuและláeสถานะsà-tăa-náจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen piiangสมมติsŏm-mútที่têeสังคมsăng-komตกลงdtòk longยอมรับyom rápร่วมกันrûuam ganแต่dtàeเราraoก็gâwยังyangจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngใช้cháiสิ่งsìngเหล่านี้lào néeในnaiการดำเนินชีวิตgaan dam-nern chee-wítและláeติดต่อdtìt-dtòrกับgàpผู้อื่นpôo èun
Although names and social statuses are merely conventions collectively accepted by society, we still need them to conduct our lives and interact with others.
ในทางnai taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaการเห็นgaan hĕnว่าwâaสมมติsŏm-mútไม่ใช่mâi châiความจริงkwaam jingในnaiระดับrá-dàpปรมัตถ์bpà-rá-mátมิได้mí dâiหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaเราraoจะjàละเลยlá loeiข้อตกลงkô dtòk-longหรือrĕuความรับผิดชอบkwaam ráp-pìt-chôpที่têeมีmeeต่อกันdtò ganในnaiสังคมsăng-komได้dâi
In Buddhist thought, recognizing that conventions are not ultimate truth does not mean that we may disregard social agreements or our responsibilities toward one another.
Word Breakdown
สมsǒmสมsǒm1befitting; appropriate; suitable2[to] be worthy of; deserve3to match; to be compatiblebefitting; appropriate; suitablePart 1
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สมมติsŏm-mútสมมติsŏm-mút[to] suppose; assume; imagine; posit[to] suppose; assume; imagine; positWord